Pro-MMA fighter wanted in two murders captured after manhunt in Texas
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Pro-MMA fighter wanted in two murders captured after manhunt in Texas
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said Marks is "extremely dangerous."
Feb. 3, 2019, 5:25 PM EST
By Tim Stelloh
Authorities captured a mixed martial arts fighter wanted for two murders after he escaped a prisoner transport van in Texas on Sunday, police said.
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Lt. Scott Spencer said Cedrick Joseph Marks who fights under the name Spider Man was caught after a nine-hour manhunt.
Marks, 44, who authorities had described as "extremely dangerous," was able to lose custody after the van stopped at a McDonalds north of Houston, Lt. Dorcy McGinnis of the Conroe Police Department told reporters earlier Sunday.
He was reported missing at 7:20 a.m. local time, McGinnis said.
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The Latest: MMA fighter wanted on murder charges captured
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CONROE, Texas (AP) The Latest on the escape in Texas of an MMA fighter who is now wanted for murder (all times local):
5:30 p.m.
Authorities say an MMA fighter suspected of killing two people, including an ex-girlfriend, has been captured after escaping from a prisoner transport van in Texas.
Conroe police Lt. Scott Spencer tweeted Sunday evening that Cedric Marks was taken into custody after a nine-hour manhunt involving multiple law enforcement agencies.
Police said earlier that Marks escaped Sunday morning from the private prison transport van during a stop at a McDonalds in Conroe, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) north of Houston.
Murder warrants were issued Sunday for Marks in last months killings of an ex-girlfriend, Jenna Scott, and a friend of hers, Michael Swearingin, who disappeared Jan. 4 and were found on Jan. 15 buried in a shallow grave in Clearview, Oklahoma.
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